BLACKSBURG, VA. — With the Miami Hurricanes hit on the offensive and defensive lines due to a possible COVID-19 outbreak, they nearly couldn’t play their 25-24 win at Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon.
“We were on the brink,” said UM coach Manny Diaz after the game on a weekend that saw 15 cancellations or postponements across college football. “The players' attitude, I thought, was the most telling. They wanted to play, and we were right on the brink at some position groups whether we could even function as a team.”
Thirteen total players were listed as unavailable, up two from the previous week’s 11.